Guys you don't understand, Messi has suffered so much humiliation from everybody, both from people here in Argentina and the media, and foreigners.
This was his last world cup, his last dance. He is 35 years old and playing the way he does.
The entire team deserved this so much and we as a country are so proud, so happy. Literally, crying. Moreover considering everything that happened around the world cup with all the controversies with the media and certain people who dismissed latinamerican football.
Messiento feliz. Al final son medialunas, no croissants, ahre.
In love with the general argentinian response to those (trully stupid) accusations on "buying the cup": the response is not about ethics, is that we are poor as shit.
So when a gringo says (stupidly, baby's first worldcup): "this is all payed for messi to win", we all say "OJALÁ CAPO. I WISH. I WISH BUT WE ARE BROKE. THIS COUNTRY IS BROKE."
This happened in a Twitch stream where Luis Enrique (coach of the Spanish national football team) was raising money for a foundation that helps children who have a terminal illness make their last hospital stay easier.
The problem? According to a Spanish fan who was following the stream, they don't want to give money that will help children with cancer if the children are from Catalonia.
That comment wasn't a surprise, I'm sure we all have heard much worse, but the surprise came with Luis Enrique's great response, which has gone viral in Catalan social media.
Luis Enrique tells this fan that they don't want people who think they're better or worse for being from a place or for speaking a language, and says that if that's what they believe he doesn't want their money.
Many others would have led those comments slide, they would do nothing or they would laugh when Spanish people make these comments against Catalan people or other minorities, but Luis Enrique decided to call it out publicly and exclude the hateful commenter from the group activity. This is what works to stop normalized bigotry. Thank you!